2015职称英语理工类阅读理解复习必备精选练习题(6)
<p> <span word="Cell">Cell</span> <span word="Phones">Phones</span> <span word="Increase">Increase</span> <span word="Traffic">Traffic</span>, <span word="Pedestrian">Pedestrian</span> <span word="Fatalities">Fatalities</span></p><p> <span word="Cell">Cell</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="pedestrian">pedestrian</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="crackdowns">crackdowns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cell">cell</span>1 <span word="use">use</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1975 <span word="through">through</span> 2002, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="factored">factored</span> <span word="in">in</span>4 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="variables">variables</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="driven">driven</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>-<span word="fatality">fatality</span> <span word="correlation">correlation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span>, <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Loeb">Loeb</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novelty">novelty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="summoning">summoning</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>.</p><p> <span word="Loeb">Loeb</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="econometric">econometric</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span>.</p>
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